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This patch is needed if your Blackberry OS version is  10.3.2.2876 After an  Android App was installed on a Blackbery 10 (BB10) smartphone, if deleted/uninstalled the application icon is removed but the application remains installed.  This takes up space and attempts to reinstall and upgrade the app will fail. Steps Using your BB10 device, browse to http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/39879918 Blackberry World will open Install update Once it is installed, restart phone ( DO NOT CLICK OPEN ) Once the phone is restarted the update is completo. (Give the phone a few minutes to finalise the update before installing/deleting any new apps) Reference http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000037772

In Part 1 and Part 2  we looked at a number of features that made me love Blackberry 10, In Part 3 we continue by looking at a few more. 9. Multi-Tasking  Active frames. When a user returns to the home screen from within an application, the application is minimized into a so-called "Active Frame". An Active Frame is a miniaturized window of the application which keeps running in the background. A user can return to such an application by tapping on the Active Frame. External Display while checking email or playing another video In this 2013 video Deepak Maharaj demonstrates the Z10 playing a video on the external screen while playing another video on the phone itself.  While that is happening he shows the ability to visit the hub, compose email etc with no lag. Here is a comparison between a Z10 running  BB10 vs Samsung Note 4 and another discussion on multi-tasking. File Manager ( demo ) Out of the box, BB10's file manager has got to be one of th...

In part 1 , I spoke about the hub, gestures and meeting mode. Today we continue by looking at a few more. 4. Blackberry Blend (10.3.1) ( View Blend Demo ) Even in its unfinished state, it has effectively replaced my email desktop client and allowed me to stay connected and productive. It is unified connection on the desktop. Connect to your phone over Wi-Fi (meaning you could leave it at home charging) or via USB and work on/from/via your phone.   From your desktop (PC/Tablet) you can respond to BBM, Email, SMS right there. Additionally you get message alerts and you can see who is calling, messaging or email you all on your desktop while at work or play. There is no need to touch the phone except for making calls. (If Whatsapp was integrated into the hub that would be awesome. It is possibly one reason why Whatsapp wanted BB10 dead. Then once you turn off Blend on the Desktop/Tablet it’s all gone. 5. Keyword adapts, predictive based on usage and style ( View Keyboard demo...

BB10 will likely go the way of Symbian OS, WebOS and a host of other mobile operating systems. Here I share a few reasons while I like and appreciate Blackberry 10. 1. The Interface and Gestures ( See more ) I have found the gesture-based navigation intuitive. Simple example, you swipe up to wake your device, no need to press any button. How many persons have worn out the power button on their Android devices?  The ability to navigate between applications on the BB10 seems some much better and easier than on the iPhone and way better than on Android (before Lollipop). I will mention other gestures as I go on. There are some gestures/actions I had hoped would have come over from the Playbook OS. These include the flick to close a program instead of clicking a 'x' and the restart or stand-by on-screen option on the battery icon instead of the power button to restart. The video below highlights a few of the gestures. 2. The Hub, The Hub, the Hub and notifications ( View H...

Now that Facebook has decided to end support for the Facebook App for Blackberry, what are your options. Well fortunately there are some options and native blackberry apps at that provide options. Face10 Built-in Messenger: No (requires  Messenger Lite ) by Hub Integration: Yes (in Pro only)+ Hub Notification: Yes (in Pro only)+ Multiple Accounts: Yes (in Pro only)+ View Videos and Photos: Yes Download Videos and Photos: Yes (in Pro only)+ Stars*: 4 Cost: Lite: Free | Pro: US$2.99+ Developed by:  Nemory Studios Last Updated: October 5, 2016 Get Face10 from Blackberry World Comments: You can see all the features at work for 2 days. Thereafter it switches to Lite mode only requiring payment. To continue, using the full features you will need to purchase Face10 Pro and Messenger Pro. I found viewing galleries a little disappointing as I could not move from one photo to another. Commenting on friend's post was easy and it displayed the comments nicely. We wo...

The headline of Claire Reilly ’s article on CNet entitled " Facebook wants to be everywhere, except BlackBerry " is a shame and so is the article, for the most part. The article fails to make the critical distinction between Blackberry Phones running BBOS 7 and earlier, BB 10 and Android operating systems. Facebook is ending support for APIs on BBOS 7 and BB10. However, support for Android devices continues. Absolutely no where in the article is that important distinction made. Android Devices Not Affected Therefore owners of the newer Blackberry Priv , the Android power device, have absolutely no need to be concerned. The native Facebook app will continue to work on your device. Additionally, because many Android Apps, including versions of Facebook app, can run on the BB10 OS there are options available. Additional there are 3rd Party apps for Facebook to tide users over. While the end of BB10, and certainly BBOS 7, is near, millions continue to use those mobile...

Apple has gone down market with the new cheaper iPhone SE launched today, although they won't admit it. The iPhone SE comes with a 4-inch screen, similar to what was found in the earlier devices like the iPhone5/5S. It comes with an A9 Chip, the same processor as the iPhone 6S. This means the smaller phone will just as powerful as the larger model. The battery life is expected to be better that the iPhone 6S given the smaller display size. The design is very similar to the iPhone 5/5s with flat sides, not the round edges found in the iPhone 6.The key feature missing will  be 3D touch and for most that will be no big deal. The new device will cost only US$399 for the 16GB model, the cheapest Apple has ever offered an iPhone to the market. The 64GB model will cost $499. The available colors are silver, space gray, gold, and rose gold. Users can begin ordering on March 24, 2016. The price is down market but the iPhone SE is representative of a quality Apple product. Smaller...

The anger of Blackberry users directed at Facebook was at a level I never quite expected.  Many also directed their anger at Blackberry until they understood who the real culprit in the situation was Facebook. The reviews of the "Facebook"  app on Blackberry World  tell the story. The resulting backlash e ven saw the Blackberry CEO, John Chen,  taking to Twitter , pleading his case for Blackberry and expressing solidarity with his BB10 users with the hashtag  #ILoveBB10apps. Why Facebook? According to Blackberry, Facebook mandated the changes . “Facebook made the decision to discontinue support of their essential APIs for BlackBerry and WhatsApp announced they would end support for BlackBerry 10 and BBOS at the end of 2016", said Lou Gazzalo, Senior Marketing Manager, Developer Relations at BlackBerry, on their  official Blog page . Blackberry Central   probably summed up the situation best with this statement, “the answer comes down t...

On Thursday January 21, 2016 Pastor Gl en Samuels uttered the following at the National Prayer Breakfast in Jamaica - "It makes no sense to have a $5,000 hairstyle on a $5 head". Four days later, Monday, January 25, 2016, those words continue to dominate day-time and evening radio talk programmes across Jamaica. For greater clarity and to place the utterance in context the full statement was - "It makes no sense to have a $5,000 hairstyle on a $5 head, it’s better to have more in the head than what is on the head”. What in the world is offensive about this? It is symbolic and it has context. It is simply about the practice of many in Jamaica, across all social strata and gender, often preferring to adorn themselves with outward 'bling' while little, in contrast, is being spent to increase their intellectually capacity. Many will spend “1000” times more on fashion and bling than on education. Is it not truth that this is happening? Where is it better to spend yo...

On December 5, 2015, Apple release another update for iOS devices.  This update went smoothly with no challenges. The major improvements are as follows. Apple Music improvements You can now create a new playlist when adding a song to a playlist Your most recently changed playlist is now listed at the top when adding songs to playlists A new Top Stories section in News so you can stay up to date with the most important news of the day (available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia) Mail Drop in Mail for sending large attachments iBooks now supports 3D Touch to peek and pop pages from the table of contents, your notes and bookmarks, or from search results inside a book iBooks now supports listening to an audiobook while you browse your library, read other books, or explore the iBooks Store iPhone support for the USB Camera Adapter to import photos and videos Improved stability of Safari Improved stability of Podcasts Fixing an issue that caused mail atta...

Yesterday,October 21, 2015, Apple released iOS 9.1 to fix issues that have affected the iOS 9+ series. " Slide to upgrade " was the major issue in iOS 9.0 affecting iPad, iPod and the iPhone but other issues remained. This release includes new features, improvements and fixes a number of bugs, including: Live Photos now intelligently senses when you raise or lower your iPhone, so that Live Photos will automatically not record these movements  Improved stability including CarPlay, Music, Photos, Safari, and Search  Improved performance while in Multitasking UI  Fixes an issue that could cause Calendar to become unresponsive in Month view  Resolves an issue that zoomed the content of some apps  Resolves an issue that could cause an incorrect unread mail count for POP mail accounts  Fixes an issue that prevented users from removing recent contacts from new mail or messages  Fixes an issue that caused some messages to not appear in Mail searc...

There is a challenge at times with the APN being set incorrectly on BB10 Devices. Here is a solution for Q10/Z10/Z30 (should work on others). Please read the guide first, before proceeding. It requires entering the engineering screen (escreen://). The Procedure Preparation On Laptop/PC/Mac open this window, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9610464/HelpScreen.html  or BerryE-Screen Keygen ON the BB10 Device, open a browser window and set escreen:// as a bookmark in your browser Also make sure your date & time and timezone are correct Turn off Device password! (you will see why later) Generating the Key Remove the battery when you phone is turned on Insert Battery in Phone and let the phone power up Do not press any keys! (This is why you need to turn off the Device password) Do not type anything! Open browser and tap on saved bookmark and open escreen:// (now alt key works) On your Laptop/PC/Mac enter the information from above, shown on the escreen:// , A key will...

Apple has published a new guide to resolving the iOS 9 issues. The guide calls for updating to iTunes,Windows  and Mac software. Apple hopes this will resolve the update and restore errors in iTunes As a user attempting to use iTunes to update or restore iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you might see error code or alert message. Apple believes most of these errors happen because your computer has older versions of software or can’t connect to the server. Apple is asking you to get updated. Here are the suggestions to get by most update and restore errors The Steps  Update iTunes. Get the    latest version of iTunes   on your computer. Update your OS. Install available updates for your  OS X . If you have a PC, you can get PC software updates from Windows .  Check your computer’s security software. You might need to update, change, disable, or uninstall software that’s causing an issue. We suggest  temporarily  disabling ...

Apple seems to have a big problem on their hands. Owners of iPhone 6s, just delivered, are running into the "Slide to Upgrade", out of the box. Apple rolled out a fix for users who had active phones, phones in service. However, for users of a new device to be running into this problem is bad. Here are possible Solutions Apple releases iOS 9.0.1 to fix Slide to Upgrade and other bugs Solution to iOS9 "Slide to Upgrade" issue on iPad/iPhone Here are some comments. @kesatterwhite @TMobileHelp iPhone 6S rec'd today.  Dreaded "Slide to Upgrade" issue.  Update server via iTunes not available.  Now I have a $750 brick.:( @Cheneyparsons When you get your new iPhone 6s and it doesn't work. Just sticks on slide to upgrade before you even set it up  @Dembolicious Uh. #apple seems like their is a problem with my new phone. Can't slide to upgrade. #fail #supersadanddisappointed. Stayed home for this? Hopefully Apple sorts this out quickly.....

Apple has finally pushed out an iOS update, iOS 9.0.1, to address issues with the Setup Assistant app getting stuck on “Slide to Upgrade.” A new update, iOS 9.02, fixes that issue plus more. If your iOS 9 device is stuck on Slide to Upgrade, after you update to iOS 9 or restore from a backup, here is what to do: If you already updated to iOS 9 and stuck at Slide to Upgrade  Short Form You’ll need to  update  to  iOS 9.0.1   iOS 9.0.2 : Connect your iOS device to a computer. Then make sure that iTunes is open. ( n.b. Ensure you have the  latest version of iTunes ) While your device is connected,  press  and  hold the Sleep/Wake  and  Home buttons  until you see the  Connect to iTunes screen. When asked,  choose Update . Once the  update  is done, finish the onscreen steps to set up your device. If that fails time for the long form Long form You’ll need to update to  iOS ...

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If your iPhone, IPad or iPod as been hit by the #slidetoupgrade bug you might first want to get back your pictures and videos. Here is the dummy's guide for people like me Disconnect the USB cable from your Phone  Plug the other end into your PC or Mac Hold down the sleep/wake button.  While doing this, connect the other end of USB cable to your Phone An iPhone/iPad drive should now show up Browse to it open the folders and you will have access to your images and videos Copy them to a safe place. A big lesson from all of this;  back up your phone , especially before any upgrade. A  Solution to iOS9 "Slide to Upgrade" issue on iPad/iPhone    can be found there.

A key part of resolving the "Slide to upgrade" issue is to identify the correct  IPSW   file   to download for the Apple device iPad/iPhone/iPod Identify the Product Type Method 1 You know your Device is e.g. iPhone 5c With you device connected to iTunes look under the telephone number Click the label, (it will change and show different things) until you see product type, note it e.g.  iPhone5,4 Method 2 Look at the back of your device e.g. iPhone 5c  Note the model number e.g. A1529 Visit this site, TheiPhoneWiki , and Find the model number e.g. using the A1529  Note the identifier under heading "variant/identifier" e.g. using the A1529 you would see iPhone5,4 Find the Download Go to ipws.me select device iPhone 5c. "in this case you will see two  iPhone 5c(GSM) iPhone 5c(global)" Check the versions and see which identify matches. in this case iphone 5c(GSM)  is iPhone5,3 iPhone 5c(global) is iPhone5,4 So the correc...

Please Note Apple's Official Fix now Available Apple has pushed out an iOS update to address issues users have experienced with the Setup Assistant app getting stuck on “Slide to Upgrade.”  Please read  Apple releases iOS 9.0.1 to fix Slide to Upgrade and other bugs The following is left as an example of what persons had to do before to get the iPad/iPhone/iPod working. It is preferable to use the official  Apple Fix above going forward. If it fails, try Method 2 below; it works. Method 1 (Apple's solution) If you don't have a backup I suggest you go to Method 2 but you will need steps 1 & 2 from below. Connect your iOS device to a computer (that you've previously synced) with iTunes. Then make sure iTunes is open.  (n.b. Ensure you have the  latest version of iTunes )  Select your device. If you don't see it listed, force restart your device by pressing and holding both the Sleep/Wake and Home button for at least 10 seconds , until you se...

Please Note Apple's Official Fix now Available Apple has pushed out an  iOS update   to address issues users have experienced with the Setup Assistant app getting stuck on  “Slide to Upgrade.”   Please read  Apple releases iOS 9.0.1 to fix Slide to Upgrade and other bugs The following is left as an example of what persons had to do before to get the iPad/iPhone/iPod working. It is preferable to use the official Apple Fix above going forward. If it fails, try Method 2 below, it works. However use the the latest signed files from apple, the ones in green!!! This the shortened version of the article " Solution to iOS9 "Slide to Upgrade" issue on iPad/iPhone " Some Apple iPad/iPhone/iPod users updating to iOS9 have run into this "Slide to upgrade" issue. The issue at that step, is that it is simply not sliding. Here is one fix. If you have tried Apple's solution or don't have a back up, skip  Method 1  and try  Method 2 , th...